The Murder on the Links — Agatha Christie

The Murder on the Links is a work of detective ficti on by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd Mead Co in March 1923 and in the same year in the UK by The Bodley Head in May It features Hercule Poi rot and Arthur Hastings The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence 7 6 and the US edition at 1 75 The story takes place in northern France giving Poirot a hostile competitor from the Paris Sûreté Poirot s long me mory for past or similar crimes proves useful in resolving the crimes The book is notable for a subplot in which Hastings falls in love a development greatly desired on Agatha s part parcelling off Hastings to wedded bliss in the Argentine Reviews when it was published compared Mrs Christie favourably to Arthur Conan Doyle in his Sherlock Holmes mysteries Remarking on Poirot still a new character one reviewer said he was a pleasant contrast to most of his lurid competitors and one even suspects a touch of satire in him img src https s3 eu west 1 amazonaws com dia kitadagitim ckeditor_assets pictures 53 content_1_original_original jpg alt height 15 width 15 font size 1 color white font img